Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-24
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Measles of a severe type prevails in
many portions of the State.
A cotton chopper and cultivator has
been patented by Robert K Clark, of Fort
Motto.
The gin house and grist mill of A. c.
Sanders, Of COlleton county, has been de-
stroyed by tire.
A patent for a cotton chopper has been
secured for w. Ii. Mercer, of Mercer, in
Clarendon county.
An attempt was recently made. to burn
the store OF j. l.. Morrison, in Blackville,
but was frustrated.
John +. Smoak, of Brauchville, who has
been doing a large general merchandise
business, mas made au assignment.
Judge Witherspoon will preside at the
courts which vii! convene in GEORGETOWN
on Jan. 81, and in Kingstree on Feb. =.
Mr. T. c. Perrin, druggist of Abbeville,
has made an assignment for the benefit
of his creditors. Liabilities $4,000: as
sets $2,950
Mrs. Fannie Barnett. of Rich Hill, in
Spartanburg county, lost her dwelling by
an accidental fire last week. All her
furniture was lost.
1t is estimated that the act passed at the
late session of the Legislature reducing
the number OF trial justices in Lancaster
county, limiting their jurisdiction and
making them salaried officers, will save
the county fully 1900 year.
The dwelling of Mrs. Maria +. Nunna-
maker, in the Dutch Fork of Lexington
county, was destroyed by fire on Jan. 16.
The furniture and all the wearing ap-
parel of the family was burned. The loss
Is s., 700, partly covered by insurance.
Cant. X. @. Billings, of Lancaster,
served with the Palmetto Regiment In
Mexico, and recently, having been re-
stored to the pension roll, he received
more than $4,000 from the government, the
amount being the arrears to which he was
entitled.
Unknown persons uncoupled the cars
Of freight train at WinnsborO on the
night OF Jan. 10. and thereby caused de-
lay OF several minutes. When the train
started off they fired st the conductor.
I Capt. NJ. }. Land, VINO returned tAe fire.
No harm was d0ne on either side.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Agricultural. Mechanical anu Tor
ticultural Association OF Chester YORK,
Lancaster and Fairfield was neld at Ches-
ter on last Monday. Notwithstanding the
great scarcity Of money, the last fair not
only PAID expenses. but portion of the
previous iudeb jeduess of the association.
The present debt is $913, which is small
land belonging to the association. To
place the debt in a more desirable form
the President and Secretary were directed
10 fund 1t.
The largest crop made on James Island
last year was $40 pounds OF lint to the
acre. The full report has not been made
out yet, but the average for the island
will not 80 over 200, If it reaches that
figure. 1t il impossible to tell yet what
quantity Will be planted this year, hut
the chances are that the acreage will be
reduced AT least 10 per cent. as compared
with 1856. More provisions will b.
planted. and much more attention paid 10
cattle and sheep. The truck farmers
have reduced the amount planted some.
what, and are looking anxious about the
effect oil this last freeze. Some OF the oats
has been killed. The negroes are tar bet
ter OF than they were u year ago. They
have not much money, but all have plenty
OF provisions.
At Athens, Ga. DIR. Steirer, OF Green
vile, :. c., stated in the prints that mis-
cegenation was common practice in
south Carolina, and not prohibited by
| law. The statement is Of course false.
! The Greenyille Is. c.. News saws: The
! DR.. Steiier who lived here about thres
| years came from Abbeyille. He first at
tracted attention here by printing IN tue
! Enterprise and Mountaineer remarka.
| bic professional card containing some
/ alarming English aud yet more alarming
Latin and II formidable catalogue OF dis
eases he pledged himself to cure. Some
time later he printed IN the News, on
/ payment OF some each and yet unre-
/ deemed promise Of the balance, another
remarkable medical announcement, ten.
/ deriug TO the public his services as sur
| geOn and midwife, Offering in the latter
branch mo cure, no paw" and stating
that he made n specially of"# asthma,
bronchitis, pneumonia, typhoid fever,
dropsy, catarrh, hRre-lip, bydrocole and
eaucer," constituting him what might be
called general specialist. DIR. Steiler
seems b have been tircless practitioner
and to have maintained his Office some
what on the plan OF an all-night restau.